Google chief urges action to regulate mini-drones
The influential head of Google, Eric Schmidt, has called for civilian drone technology to be regulated, warning about privacy and security concerns. Cheap miniature versions...
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Google To Be Pushed To Improve The Visibility Of Specialised Search Rivals To Comply With EU Antitrust Probe, Says FT
With the outcome of a two-year long European Commission investigation into its search practices looming, Google is likely to have to change how it presents search results...
‘China’s Google’ Baidu is making smart glasses
Baidu, China’s largest search engine, is working on its own smart glasses technology – similar to Google’s Glass project. A spokesman for the Chinese firm...
European data watchdogs target Google over privacy
Six European data protection agencies are contemplating legal action over Google’s privacy policy. The threat comes as a four-month deadline to change the policy expires...
Google gets ungoogleable off Sweden’s new word list
Objections from Google have forced the removal of the word ‘ungoogleable’ from a list of new Swedish words, the Language Council of Sweden says. The...
Google hits back against BT with patent lawsuits
(Reuters) – Google Inc and its Motorola Mobility unit struck back on Wednesday against BT Group Plc, filing patent lawsuits against the British telecommunications group...
Google settles French newspaper links dispute
Google has agreed to create a 60m euro ($82m; £52m) fund to help French media organisations improve their internet operations. It follows two months of...
Google to give schools Raspberry Pi microcomputers
Schools around the UK are to be given 15,000 free microcomputers, with a view to creating a new generation of computer scientists. Funded by Google,...
EU says its Google case not affected by U.S. ruling
(Reuters) – A decision by U.S. regulators to end a probe into whether Google Inc hurt rivals by manipulating internet searches will not affect the European Union’s...
Google head and former US governor in North Korea visit
Former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson and Google chairman Eric Schmidt are due in North Korea on a visit described as unhelpful by the US...